Regional College South Rankings
Regional College South Methodology
These colleges focus on undergraduate education but grant fewer than half their degrees in liberal arts disciplines. Regional Colleges include Cooper Union, Florida Southern College, Ohio Northern University, and Carroll College.
These rankings are split into 4 regions: North, South, Midwest, and West.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $10,222 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $19,944 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 5,418
- Setting:
- city
Spartanburg, SC
University of South Carolina--Upstate was established in 1967 as a public institution. University of South Carolina--Upstate follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $25,950 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 877
- Setting:
- suburban
- Tuition and fees:
- $19,124 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,816
- Setting:
- rural
Collegedale, TN
Southern Adventist University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,816, with a gender distribution of 45.3 percent male students and 54.7 percent female students. At this school, 42.6 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 57.4 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $17,680 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,544
- Setting:
- suburban
Mobile, AL
Founded in 1961, University of Mobile is a private institution. University of Mobile follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $4,151 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $13,894 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 2,836
- Setting:
- rural
Elizabeth City, NC
Elizabeth City State University is a public institution that was founded in 1891. The school has 54.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Elizabeth City State University is 18:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,740 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 564
- Setting:
- rural
Philippi, WV
Alderson-Broaddus College was established in 1871 as a private institution. Alderson-Broaddus College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $24,536 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,281
- Setting:
- rural
Mars Hill, NC
A private institution, Mars Hill College was founded in 1856. Mars Hill College offers a Greek system, where 12.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 9.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $13,936 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,200
- Setting:
- rural
Tigerville, SC
North Greenville University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,200, with a gender distribution of 48.5 percent male students and 51.5 percent female students. At this school, 68.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 32.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $23,580 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,110
- Setting:
- city
Newberry, SC
Founded in 1856, Newberry College is a private institution. Newberry College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $24,180 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,179
- Setting:
- city
Wilson, NC
Barton College is a private institution that was founded in 1902. The school has 65.1 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Barton College is 12:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $18,940 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 733
- Setting:
- city
Owensboro, KY
Brescia University was established in 1950 as a private institution. Brescia University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $18,100 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 488
- Setting:
- city
Vienna, WV
A private institution, Ohio Valley University was founded in 1958. Ohio Valley University offers a Greek system, where 45.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 45.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $18,210 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 776
- Setting:
- rural
Toccoa Falls, GA
Toccoa Falls College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 776, with a gender distribution of 47.9 percent male students and 52.1 percent female students. At this school, 62.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 38.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $10,100 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 593
- Setting:
- rural
Pippa Passes, KY
Founded in 1923, Alice Lloyd College is a private institution. Alice Lloyd College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $24,474 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,711
- Setting:
- suburban
Belmont, NC
Belmont Abbey College is a private institution that was founded in 1876. The student-faculty ratio at Belmont Abbey College is 18:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $21,200 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,080
- Setting:
- city
Athens, TN
Tennessee Wesleyan College was established in 1857 as a private institution. Tennessee Wesleyan College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $19,800 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 646
- Setting:
- city
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,000 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- rural
Elkins, WV
Founded in 1904, Davis and Elkins College is a private institution. Davis and Elkins College follows a 4-1-4-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $16,880 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 3,005
- Setting:
- city
Montgomery, AL
Faulkner University is a private institution that was founded in 1942. The school has 73.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Faulkner University is 15:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $27,425 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,512
- Setting:
- rural
Ferrum, VA
Ferrum College was established in 1913 as a private institution. Ferrum College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered least selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $20,700 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,625
- Setting:
- rural
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,674 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 458
- Setting:
- rural
Laurinburg, NC
St. Andrews Presbyterian College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 458, with a gender distribution of 48.0 percent male students and 52.0 percent female students. At this school, 85.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 15.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $15,178 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 290
- Setting:
- urban
Nashville, TN
Founded in 1942, Welch College is a private institution. Welch College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $21,060 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 701
- Setting:
- rural
Bluefield, VA
Bluefield College is a private institution that was founded in 1922. The school has 71.8 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Bluefield College is 10:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $5,716 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $12,698 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,616
- Setting:
- rural
Athens, WV
Concord University was established in 1872 as a public institution. Concord University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
